Form 8-K Ardent Health, Inc. For: May 20
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E-mailUNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 26, 2026 (May 20, 2026 )
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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Ardent Health, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 20, 2026. At the Annual Meeting, a total of 98,778,826 shares of the Company’s common stock, out of a total of 143,095,662 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date for the Annual Meeting, were represented in person or by proxy. Voting results from the Annual Meeting were as follows:
1.The following 11 director nominees were elected to the Company's Board of Directors, as follows:
| For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Sotir | 90,717,572 | 861,184 | 7,200,070 | |||||||||||||||||
| Martin J. Bonick | 91,240,732 | 338,024 | 7,200,070 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Bulgarelli | 91,267,887 | 310,869 | 7,200,070 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Bynoe | 87,141,918 | 4,436,838 | 7,200,070 | |||||||||||||||||
| Suzanne Campion | 91,271,694 | 307,062 | 7,200,070 | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert A. DeMichiei | 91,243,922 | 334,834 | 7,200,070 | |||||||||||||||||
| William Goodyear | 91,243,902 | 334,854 | 7,200,070 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ellen Havdala | 86,273,698 | 5,305,058 | 7,200,070 | |||||||||||||||||
| Edmondo Robinson | 91,328,193 | 250,563 | 7,200,070 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rahul Sen | 79,335,440 | 12,243,316 | 7,200,070 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rob Webb | 91,362,871 | 215,885 | 7,200,070 | |||||||||||||||||
2. The stockholders approved on a non-binding advisory basis the compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2026, as follows:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 91,093,535 | 300,746 | 184,475 | 7,200,070 | |||||||||||||||||
3. The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, as follows:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 97,852,830 | 918,233 | 7,763 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 26, 2026 | ARDENT HEALTH, INC. | |||||||
By: | /s/ Stephen C. Petrovich | |||||||
Name: | Stephen C. Petrovich | |||||||
Title: | Executive Vice President & General Counsel | |||||||
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